REVIEW: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is both good and bad

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Martin Freeman, left, and John Callen in a scene from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Mark Pokorny)

Peter Jackson appears to suffering from George Lucas Syndrome.

Heís under the mistaken notion that more is always better.

Thatís not always the case.

Peter Jackson did something really special when he brought the Lord of the Rings to our screens years ago. It was dense material that no one ever thought would make it to theaters in a believable way, but Jackson proved them wrong.

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Heís struggling with The Hobbit, though.

The Hobbit is a much shorter story with a lot simpler tones. So why are the films so convoluted?

For the life of me, I canít figure out why Jackson feels the need to pad these films. I can see expanding the book to two movies, but by expanding it to three it feels like these films are bursting with a bunch of filler. Read more here

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